Donation buttons on WordPress.org

I would love to see WordPress.org implement a “donate” button on profile pages that would let us send money to a plugin or theme author (or to the creators of WordPress!) using PayPal or something easy.

There are quite a few plugin authors I’d like to donate to but have been putting it off because it is not always in the same place, intuitive or easy to do all at once. (or keep track of.)

Very cool to see, Ipstenu, but I guess having that link/button consistently placed and handled would be helpful – you know – make it easy for people to find and make that donation.

It’s somewhat of an interface design request to have some consistency to make it easy for people to donate – across the board! As soon as people have to “think”, the chance for a change of heart comes into play.

Haha – I’d like to be able to not think and give money to people who make my job easier, and don’t want it to be a job to figure out where to go to do that. I request to make it beneficial to the plugin and theme authors as well as myself.